Comments for BSL:UPTAKE http://www.bsluptake.org.uk British Sign Language Fri, 18 May 2012 23:37:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on BSL Blog 5 – Deaf People – Voters AND Citizens by steve emery http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2010/bsl-blog-5-deaf-people-voters-and-citizens/comment-page-1/#comment-955 steve emery Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=1519#comment-955 Fantastic resource, how interesting that the Scottish Green Party is the only one to have produced accessible information in BSL! Well done to their initiative. I would be interested in knowing more about how they come to decide to do so. Also, does that mean their vote will go up amongst Deaf people I wonder? And will it give the other parties a kick to produce their work in BSL. Keep up the great work. Fantastic resource, how interesting that the Scottish Green Party is the only one to have produced accessible information in BSL!

Well done to their initiative. I would be interested in knowing more about how they come to decide to do so.

Also, does that mean their vote will go up amongst Deaf people I wonder? And will it give the other parties a kick to produce their work in BSL.

Keep up the great work.

]]> Comment on Scottish Council on Deafness: Report, 2008 (Part 9) by colorblind brakey http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/scottish-council-on-deafness-report-2008-part-9/comment-page-1/#comment-394 colorblind brakey Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=91#comment-394 Hi there. I just wanted to inform you that some components of your website are hard to read for me, as I'm color blind. I have deuteranopia, however there are more varieties of color blindness that will also have problems. I can read most of the website Okay, and the parts I have problems with I am able to read by employing a custom browser. In any case, it would be cool if you could bear in mind we color-blind folk when doing your next web site design. Cheers. Hi there. I just wanted to inform you that some components of your website are hard to read for me, as I’m color blind. I have deuteranopia, however there are more varieties of color blindness that will also have problems. I can read most of the website Okay, and the parts I have problems with I am able to read by employing a custom browser. In any case, it would be cool if you could bear in mind we color-blind folk when doing your next web site design. Cheers.

]]> Comment on BSL Blog 1 – Deaf Education by Brian McCann http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/bsl-blog-issue-1/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Brian McCann Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=647#comment-212 Hi, I found this blog really interesting! I think that it is important that we discuss this as our children's education as after all they are the future. Recently, my daughter who is Deaf came home from school quite upset and told me that her teacher criticise her signing and showed her how it 'should be signed'. As we are aware the majority of teachers for Deaf children signing skills are limited and in my opinion under qualified. My biggest worry is that by criticising our children’s signing will have a major effect on their confidence and ultimately their learning. Fortunately my daughter is from an all Deaf family where we can support one another but what about those kids who are from hearing families? They will not know that the signing from the teacher is not pure BSL and they’re is a good chance that later on in life will struggle to build a relationship with the Deaf community because of this. Really what I want to do is complain to the school. I do not believe that an L2 user should criticise my daughter or anybody for that matter who is an L1 user. Does anybody have any advice on how to go about this? Brian Hi,

I found this blog really interesting! I think that it is important that we discuss this as our children’s education as after all they are the future.

Recently, my daughter who is Deaf came home from school quite upset and told me that her teacher criticise her signing and showed her how it ‘should be signed’.

As we are aware the majority of teachers for Deaf children signing skills are limited and in my opinion under qualified. My biggest worry is that by criticising our children’s signing will have a major effect on their confidence and ultimately their learning. Fortunately my daughter is from an all Deaf family where we can support one another but what about those kids who are from hearing families? They will not know that the signing from the teacher is not pure BSL and they’re is a good chance that later on in life will struggle to build a relationship with the Deaf community because of this.

Really what I want to do is complain to the school. I do not believe that an L2 user should criticise my daughter or anybody for that matter who is an L1 user. Does anybody have any advice on how to go about this?

Brian

]]> Comment on BSL Blog 3 – Talking Politics in BSL by Alan Murray http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2010/bsl-uptake-blog-200910/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Alan Murray Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=1358#comment-172 A very valuable resource bank - a significant step to the eventual recognition of BSL in Scotland, hopefully it will be a good example for the UK Parliament to start consultation for the legal rights of Deaf people and the BSL. We have been waiting so long for Westminster to legislate the national BSL Act. A very valuable resource bank – a significant step to the eventual recognition of BSL in Scotland, hopefully it will be a good example for the UK Parliament to start consultation for the legal rights of Deaf people and the BSL. We have been waiting so long for Westminster to legislate the national BSL Act.

]]> Comment on BSL BLOG by Margaret http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/bsl-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Margaret Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=412#comment-68 BSL Tutors! In Ayrshire there called Signed and be heard course for BSL. Why they refused to get deaf BSL Tutors because there is most hearing BSL Tutor. They learned BSL about 2 or 3 years ago and However, They got a job for BSL Tutors. We think they are not experience enough so It ahould be deaf person for BSL Tutor and we are feeling it is wrong for hearing person to BSL Tutor BSL Tutors! In Ayrshire there called Signed and be heard course for BSL. Why they refused to get deaf BSL Tutors because there is most hearing BSL Tutor. They learned BSL about 2 or 3 years ago and However, They got a job for BSL Tutors. We think they are not experience enough so It ahould be deaf person for BSL Tutor and we are feeling it is wrong for hearing person to BSL Tutor

]]> Comment on BSL BLOG by Margaret http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/bsl-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Margaret Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=412#comment-67 I had discussed with deaf people from Ayrshire about Social Worker for the Deaf. East Ayrshire had no Social Worker for the Deaf but just have 1 interprete, North Ayrshire have Socail Worker for the Deaf but they can't BSL and South Ayrshire have 3 Social Worker for the Deaf. Most of them are not happy with Social Worker for the Deaf but in South Ayrshire deaf people are happy with their Social worker because they can BSL. I had discussed with deaf people from Ayrshire about Social Worker for the Deaf. East Ayrshire had no Social Worker for the Deaf but just have 1 interprete, North Ayrshire have Socail Worker for the Deaf but they can’t BSL and South Ayrshire have 3 Social Worker for the Deaf. Most of them are not happy with Social Worker for the Deaf but in South Ayrshire deaf people are happy with their Social worker because they can BSL.

]]> Comment on What BSL UPTAKE does for you by bobduncan http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/what-bsl-uptake-can-do-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-66 bobduncan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=216#comment-66 Dear Sharon Yes please - if you would like to explain about personalisation in BSL, we will translate it into English. Is it possible for you to place the video on YouTube or another website and give us the link to it, as this is the easiest way for us to refer people to BSL material? Thanks very much for your comment. Tessa Padden, Knowledge Exchange Associate Bob Duncan, Project Officer Dear Sharon
Yes please – if you would like to explain about personalisation in BSL, we will translate it into English. Is it possible for you to place the video on YouTube or another website and give us the link to it, as this is the easiest way for us to refer people to BSL material?
Thanks very much for your comment.
Tessa Padden, Knowledge Exchange Associate
Bob Duncan, Project Officer

]]> Comment on What BSL UPTAKE does for you by Sharon HIrshman http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/what-bsl-uptake-can-do-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Sharon HIrshman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=216#comment-65 I am not sure if this is the right part to explain in this. You know that the governmment are looking into personalisation and I feel that the deaf community do not know about this, how do I explain this to the deaf commuity, do I explain about Personalisation so that you can translate what I mean? Is that what you are implying and if so then I will do my part? Sharon I am not sure if this is the right part to explain in this. You know that the governmment are looking into personalisation and I feel that the deaf community do not know about this, how do I explain this to the deaf commuity, do I explain about Personalisation so that you can translate what I mean?
Is that what you are implying and if so then I will do my part?
Sharon

]]> Comment on Scottish Council on Deafness: Report, 2008 (Part 2) by dominic ravenscroft http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/scottish-council-of-deafness-foi-report-2008-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-28 dominic ravenscroft Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=84#comment-28 it interest me about scottish council on deafness: report part one to part 10. youcan see video on web dominic it interest me about scottish council on deafness: report part one to part 10.
youcan see video on web
dominic

]]> Comment on About by dominic ravenscroft http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/about/comment-page-1/#comment-26 dominic ravenscroft Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=409#comment-26 hi,, i was never heard bslupdate also it new to me from bsluptake, now i able to watch regular and update news. well done new set up. dominic hi,, i was never heard bslupdate also it new to me from bsluptake, now i able to watch regular and update news.
well done new set up.
dominic

]]> Comment on About by Siobhan O'Donovan http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/about/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Siobhan O'Donovan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=409#comment-21 congrats in setting up BSL uptake! all my very best wishes to you Siobhan xx congrats in setting up BSL uptake!

all my very best wishes to you

Siobhan xx

]]> Comment on Welcome to BSL UPTAKE by Colin http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/2009/welcome-to-bsl-uptake/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Colin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bsluptake.org.uk/?p=149#comment-10 about interpreters question is why the Government will not pay interpreters for the deaf the samwe as they pay foreign langauge interpreters? by Jack Giffe3n about interpreters question is why the Government will not pay interpreters for the deaf the samwe as they pay foreign langauge interpreters?

by Jack Giffe3n

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